Elizabethan Village
Former tourist attraction in Armadale, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Elizabethan Village was a tourist attraction at Bedfordale, Western Australia, created by British engineer Leo Fowler (1923–1992).[1] It was opened in 1977 by Sir Charles Court, the Premier of Western Australia.[2] In 1978 it was awarded the Sir David Brand Award for Tourism.[3]
It comprised facsimiles of several buildings from Stratford-upon-Avon including Shakespeare's Birthplace and Anne Hathaway's Cottage.[4]
As of April 2022[update] some of the buildings are still in use as the Last Drop Elizabethan,[5] formerly Elizabethan Village Pub, Cobwebs restaurant and the Leo Fowler function centre.[6][7]
The village is listed as a category D municipal heritage site by the Heritage Council of Western Australia.[8]